People tend to think that hope is something you either have or you don’t. They look for hope in places that were never meant to deliver hope. People may say, “The doctor hasn’t given us any hope,” or they may say the opposite, “At least the doctor says there is some hope.” But, either way, ...
How to Become a Hope Hunter #4: Rejoice in the Living God
One of the most difficult Scriptures to understand is I Peter 1:6, “In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.” In what do we rejoice though? IN WHAT? Peter tells us we can rejoice in all this: that God’s power is ...
How to Become a Hope Hunter #3: Surround Yourself with the Word
The most important shift I’ve ever made in the pursuit of hope is to aggressively surround myself with the Word of God. I use the term “aggressively” here because there is a difference between what I used to do and what I do today. In the past, when I was facing a difficult situation and needed ...
How to Become a Hope Hunter #2: Surrender the Ending
One of my friends recently said, “Expectations are premeditated disappointments,” and it resonated loudly with me. I searched on the Internet to find out who originally said this maxim, and in addition to that phrase, I found a number of similar sentiments: Expectations are premeditated ...
The Adventure of Chapter Three
As I drove six hours home from a speaking engagement in west Texas, I heard a voice in my heart: “Draw near to me, and I will draw near to you.” It is from James 4:8, a verse I had read many times. In that moment, the written Word of God became the whispered Word of God. I knew He was calling me ...
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